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Claimed Financial Damages

Comparison of various damage claims presented by the plaintiff

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usmagazine.com
Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively Fight Over Possible Losses - Us Weekly

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s attorneys are attempting to hash out key pretrial issues, including possible damages caused by the It Ends With Us legal drama. During a Tuesday, April 28, pretrial conference in New York City, Lively’s lawyers argued that the actress missed out on the opportunity to make up to $35 million for a sequel to It Ends With Us as a result of her former costar and director’s alleged actions and subsequent legal battle. “Baldoni had suggested at one point that Ms. Lively would direct the sequel, and the lead actress would be compensated more,” an attorney for Lively, 38, shared during the hearing, per NBC News. Baldoni’s attorneys, however, called the amount surrounding a potential sequel speculative. They also disagreed over Lively’s claim that she lost $39 million to $143 million after the film was released, saying any losses cannot be pinned on Baldoni, 42. “Ms. Lively has a track record of brands that have not succeeded,” an attorney for Baldoni claimed on Tuesday, per NBC News. “She is seeking pie-in-the-sky damages here.” Us Weekly has reached out to Lively and Baldoni’s legal teams for comment regarding Tuesday’s conference. According to court documents obtained by Us on Tuesday, Lively’s team argued that “negative PR has created heightened scrutiny from buyers who are showing less goodwill.” Court documents also suggested that Lively’s liquor brand, Betty Buzz, faced a rise in negative comments on social media after the It Ends With Us legal drama made headlines. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Sony Pictures Releasing /Courtesy Everett Collection During Tuesday’s pretrial conference, which neither Lively nor Baldoni attended, both legal teams debated expert witness testimony. Each side also predicted that they’d need roughly three weeks to present their cases fully while in the presence of a jury. According to NBC News, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman didn’t finalize timing or narrow the witness list. Instead, he asked both Lively and Baldoni’s teams to look into the availability of some of the expert witnesses they plan to call to the witness stand during the trial in order to participate in a pretrial hearing. Lively and Baldoni’s legal drama began in December 2024, when the actress accused her It Ends With Us costar and director of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment and purposefully creating a smear campaign against her. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Lively decided to sue Baldon...

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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's legal teams hash out details ...

As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.

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Legal teams for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni to meet ahead ... - Yahoo

Attorneys for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are gathering in court ahead of the upcoming trial. The legal teams will meet with New York Southern District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday to iron out ...

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businessinsider.com
Justin Baldoni Blasts Blake Lively's 'Pie in the Sky' Damages Math ...

At a court hearing on Tuesday, a lawyer for Justin Baldoni blasted Blake Lively 's hope for more than $200 million in damages in the warring "It Ends With Us" stars' coming civil trial as "pie in ...

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